Thirty-seven presbyteries honored for giving

The General Assembly Mission Council (GAMC) is honoring presbyteries large and small across the country for their generous support of Presbyterian mission in 2010.

“Presbyterians feel passionate about mission on a local, national and global scale,” said Linda B. Valentine, executive director of the GAMC. “The money gived by presbyteries each year means together we can continue to engage in mission and ministry across the country and around the world.”

Support from presbyteries in 2010 helped Presbyterian Disaster Assistance respond quickly to the earthquake in Haiti and flooding throughout the Midwest; it helped nearly 400 Presbyterians participate in national new church development and transformation conferences; it helped the Pathways program provide theological and practical training for youth and collegians and their leaders, challenging them to explore who God is calling them to be; and it helped hundreds of Presbyterians, congregations, presbyteries, mission co-workers and partner churches share resources and best practices through forty international mission networks in order to grow Christ’s church around the world.

“Through their gifts, presbyteries support the vital mission and ministries of the church,” said Karen L. Schmidt, deputy executive director of Communications and Funds Development for the GAMC. “We truly appreciate the stewardship and support of these presbyteries.”

“Top Ten” lists were compiled in four categories: total mission giving, Basic Mission Support, Special Offerings and other specific appeals. Within each category, the lists are sorted by total giving and by average giving per member.

National Capital Presbytery topped the list for total mission giving, while Hanmi Presbytery capped the list for total giving per member. Several presbyteries were honored in more than one category. For example, National Capital Presbytery was honored in seven of the eight categories and Cascades Presbytery was honored in six categories.

The Top Ten for total giving by dollar amount are:

National Capital – $1,218,521

Philadelphia – $954,205

Grace – $873,321

Cascades – $864,955

Chicago – $775,047

Donegal – $732,987

New Hope – $646,026

Los Ranchos – $608,815

Detroit – $572,996

Greater Atlanta – $541,760

The Top Ten for total giving by average per member are (by per member amount):

Hanmi – $54.22

Santa Fe – $42.40

South Alabama – $41.77

North Central Iowa – $40.66

Cascades – $39.97

Wyoming – $38.83

National Capital – $37.14

Milwaukee – $36.82

Donegal – $36.29

Utah – $36.11

The Top Ten for Basic Mission Support by total dollar amount are:

Donegal – $367,432

Cascades – $355,239

Philadelphia – $291,843

National Capital – $235,078

Chicago – $234,186

Los Ranchos – $225,382

Carlisle – $203,604

Heartland – $200,270

Grace – $199,611

New Hope – $192,832

The Top Ten for Basic Mission Support by average per member are:

Hanmi – $38.44

Donegal – $18.19

Santa Fe – $17.08

North Central Iowa – $17.05

Western Reserve – $16.92

Cascades – $16.42

Wyoming – $15.40

Milwaukee – $14.23

Carlisle – $14.13

West Virginia – $14.02

The Top Ten honored for Special Offerings by total dollar amount are:

National Capital – $419,481

Philadelphia – $301,858

Cascades – $299,453

Chicago – $283,236

Grace – $281,789

Donegal – $202,062

Detroit – $198,784

Twin Cities Area – $194,625

Giddings-Lovejoy – $180,938

New Covenant – $177,273

The Top Ten honored for Special Offerings by average per member are:

Alaska – $21.66

Western Colorado – $20.32

Sierra Blanca – $16.51

National Capital – $12.79

Cascades – $13.84

Utah – $13.76

Santa Fe – $12.58

North Central Iowa – $12.43

Milwaukee – $12.42

Grand Canyon –$12.20

The Top Ten honored for donations to other appeals by total dollar amount are:

National Capital – $563,962

Grace – $391,921

Philadelphia – $360,504

New Hope – $316,994

Greater Atlanta – $314,796

New York City – $303,065

Baltimore – $273,834

Pittsburgh – $263,720

Chicago – $257,624

San Francisco – $250,726

Finally, the Top Ten for donations to other appeals by average per member are:

South Alabama – $24.38

Tres Rios – $21.64

Cimarron – $19.29

New York City – $18.77

National Capital – $17.19

Pines – $16.51

Baltimore – $16.47

Hanmi – $15.79

Utah – $14.60

Wyoming – $14.07

The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) comprises more than 2 million members in more than 10,000 congregations, answering Christ’s call to mission and ministry throughout the United States and the world.